marcel kittel has been punched in the face by ukrainian rider andriy grivko during stage three of theas been disqualified from the event. but kittel says grivko should be banned from cycling for six months, and has rejected an apology issued by grivko's team, asta na. kittel won the first two stages of the race. the third was taken by his former teammate john degenkolb. kittel still leads overall, but was outside the top ten on day three. you had crashed today. can you explain what happened, and how it did affect your race today?” explain what happened, and how it did affect your race today? i didn't crash. but you had blood on your face. i was punched by grivko from asta na face. i was punched by grivko from astana in my face. did it affect you? will make it certainly was not a veryfairthing, you? will make it certainly was not a very fair thing, and certainly affected me as well, yes. boxer chris eubankjr will attempt to win his first world title fight on saturday. he will challenge australian renold quinlan for the ibo belt. but questions have been raised about the credibility of t

before realising he'd been pipped at the line by germany's marcel kittel.d of the overall leader's red jersey. well, that's most of the sport. time now for international rugby union. let's go to inside six nations. hello and welcome, live, to broadwood stadium where we're preparing to look ahead to the third weekend of six nations fixtures. we arejust we are just north of glasgow and what will be a crucial weekend for the six nations. we are starting with scotland against wales. if you are wondering why we are here tonight it is because the woman's scotla nd tea m tonight it is because the woman's scotland team are playing well. —— playing wales. the under 20s are playing wales. the under 20s are playing later on as well. joining me to preview the lavatory championships is scotland all time record points scorer chris paterson. chris, what is from me too, what think? 0utstanding. chris, what is from me too, what think? outstanding. some cracking by. think? outstanding. some cracking rugby. a great fixture in cardiff. wales played well. england know how to wi

and cyclist marcel kittel is punched by another rider on tour of dubai. the world. welcome to sport today. cameroon beat ghana 2—0 on thursday to reach the final of the africa cup of nations. they will play record seven—time champion egypt in the title decider on sunday, in the gabonese capital of libreville. piers edwards covered the match for us. cameroon are through to the final of the african cup

ukrainian rider andriy grivko has been disqualified from the tour of dubai, after punching marcel kittellue with blood pouring down his face — has called for grivko who rides for the astana team, to be banned from cycling for six months. astana have posted an apology on social media but kittel says he won't accept it. the german still leads the race after winning the first two stages. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the headlines on bbc news: cases brought by the human rights lawyer against british soldiers will be reviewed by the government after he was struck off for dismissal. a deal to end the dispute with drivers on southern rail has been reached. the bank of england forecast the economy will grow twice as fast as previously thought this year. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. let's get more now on the news that a train drivers‘ union has reached a deal with the operators of the southern networ

cyclist andriy grivko has been disqualified from the tour of dubai, after punching fellow rider marcel kittel during stage three. kittel — seen here in the blue with blood pouring down his face — has called for grivko who rides for the astana team, to be banned from cycling for six months. astana have posted an apology on social media but kittel says he won't accept it. the german still leads the race after winning the first two stages. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. we have matthew syed. the financial times leads on the bank of england's upgrade the growth forecast for the economy. the telegraph says the human rights lawyer accused of pursuing a witchhunt against british soldiers is facing calls to be prosecuted. the times leads on the possible end to the train drivers strike on southern real after one union won what a paper calls as a significant concession. the guardian says nato must counter russian hacking. the express says exercise is the solution to back pain. the meal sees healthy

the tour leader and stage winner was cavendish‘s old rival from germany, marcel kittel.back injury that kept him out of the game for 19 months was "more than brutal". he needed three operations in that time, and only returned to competitive golf last weekend. this week, he plays in the dubai desert classic, as his recovery continues. it was more than brutal. there were times when i physically did not know if i could get out of bed. i had a lot of great people around me to help me, help keep my spirits up, and two of the most important people of my life keeping my spirits up every day or my kids. i miss being year and playing here and it has been a while since i've been fit enough to play and travel as well so it is good. they're fighting in london in april, and anthonyjoshua and wladimir klistschko are on the road to promote the event. it's almost certain to be a 90,000 sell—out. their latest stop was in new york, where klitschko pointed out that he was fighting at madison square garden whenjoshua was 10 years old. joshua was unmoved, though — he knows he'll be ready. i

rider andriy grivko of has been disqualified from the tour of dubai, after punching german rider marcel kittell, who still leads the race after winning the first two stages, has called for grivko who rides for the astana team, to be banned from cycling for six months. astana have posted an apology on social media but kittel, who ended up a cut eyebrow and blood streaming down his face, says what happened has nothing to do with cycling, and he won‘t accept it. that‘s all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — bbc.co.uk/sport — and i‘ll have more in the next hour. john, thank you. more from him later. brexit secretary david davis has set out the government‘s negotiating strategy for the uk‘s withdrawal from the eu in a keenly—awaited white paper. launching the document in a statement to mps, mr davis said the paper confirmed the uk‘s strategy will be guided by the 12 principles theresa may set out in a speech lancaster house last month. it's it‘s not a bill how or whether we leave the eu but about implementing the decision already taken by the people of

germany's marcel kittel sprung a surprise on australia's caleb ewan to snatch victory in the second stagebut it was the german who prevailed and took the stage byjust a wheel leaving the australian ewan slightly embarrassed as he started his celebrations just a tad early. more now on the by—elections. the conservatives have described it as truly remarkable event. they took the seat from labour, the first time a governing party has won a seat from the incumbent party for 35 yea rs. from the incumbent party for 35 years. here are the results. labour won the other by—election which was held in stoke central. these are the results. the prime minister arrived in copeland earlier to congratulate her new mp and this is what she said. labour were saying, we are going to win it. experts were saying labour would increase their majority, but all of you, the volunteers who went out day m, you, the volunteers who went out day in, day out and campaigned, you, the volunteers who went out day in, day outand campaigned, you you, the volunteers who went out day in, day out and campaigned, you have made sur

arms a little early in celebration, before realising he'd been pipped at the line by germany's marcel kittel right position. that's just the power of him, he is going to come across fast and get over the line. that was well played. i am kind of happy with that. the team were exceptional again, really exceptional. finally, if you have always thought the sport of parkour, or free running, is just, for the young and daring, think again. it is now involving groups of over 60—year—olds. later on breakfast, see what happened when ijoined some free runners, including an 88—year—old, enjoying a new lease of a new lease of life, thanks to the sport of free running. more on that at 9:30am. hopefully by then you will have worked out the size of a daughters. slightly annoyingly, you were almost exactly right. the average tortoise is 17 inches, so the average tortoise is 17 inches, so you the average tortoise is 17 inches, so you were the average tortoise is 17 inches, so you were right. they can weigh up to ten kilos as well. most people would note the size of a tortoise, wouldn't they? but this is the

arms a little early in celebration, before realising he'd been pipped at the line by germany's marcel kittels red jersey. the sport of free running or parkour, has until now been seen as a daring activity for young adrenalin seekers. however there are now classes being run for the over 60's, and those giving it a go are finding that it's helping to improve their balance and spacial awareness, therefore reducing their risk of falling in later life. i've been to join a parkour fitness class in east london. it is the sport that is transforming our urban landscape. it's been a decade since parkour, orfree running, first arrived in the uk. but now meet the class of 2017, all in their 60s, 70s and 805. they are feeling the benefits, as they overcome obstacles and explore their environment the parkour way, through a series of games and physical challenges. parkour has come such a long way in the last decade, since it was mainly young males looking to do dangerous things on tall buildings. now it's for all, including george, who is 88 and enjoying swinging. how was that? all right. ilike swinging. a

rider andriy grivko of has been disqualified from the tour of dubai, after punching german rider marcel kittelor grivko who rides for the astana team, to be banned from cycling for six months. astana have posted an apology on social media but kittel, who ended up a cut eyebrow and blood streaming down his face, says what happened has nothing to do with cycling, and he won't accept it. that's all sport for now. we will be back in the next hour. we have got some breaking news to bring you from our correspondent who is in court at seven —— southwark crown court about two former hbos bank managers and a group of other people working with them who have received sentences for carrying out a loan scam worth over £200 million. david mills, who is 60 and was a consultant, bride a woman with gifts in exchange for a loan is scam, enabling him to benefit from high consultancy fees. the judge said schofield sold his soul to mills in exchange for sex, plain, schofield sold his soul to mills in exchange forsex, plain, luxury goods and swag. for other people we re goods and swag. for other people were jailed

arms a little early in celebration, before realising he'd been pipped at the line by germany's marcel kittelo today's two heats of the skeleton world championship meeting in germany. olympic champion yarnold has had an indifferent season, since returning after a year out. she failed to improve on fourth place in her second run yesterday before the heat was cancelled, due to heavy snow. germany's jaqueline loelling leads. the third heat gets underway later this morning. it's live on the bbc sport website and red button. finally, if you have always thought the sport of parkour, or free running, is just for the young and daring, think again. it's now involving groups of over 60 year olds and later on breakfast see what happened when ijoined some free runners, including an 88—year—old enjoying a new lease of life, thanks to the sport of free running. and no harm done? no, it has improved their balance and spatial awareness. they say they haven't had any awareness. they say they haven't had a ny falls awareness. they say they haven't had any falls since they've been doing it. what about you? i en

marcel kittel, in the blue, had to ride on with a cut face after being struck by andriy grivko.tion site. it is really hot, a0 degrees, and basically hejust... he got dust in his eyes, he said it was really confusing and he got too hot and lost his cool. but to cause blood means it must have been a really big whack. is that it? actually... did that come out badly? i have to get changed into my tennis gear because i have a match with joanna quant. —— johanna gear because i have a match with joanna quant. ——johanna konta. it is the fred couples ladies next weekend, and they have to get there quickly after breakfast. —— the fed cup. aubergines you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: a warning the government needs to "raise it game" over cyber security as mps strongly criticise the uk‘s ability to deal with online attacks. theresa may will urge european members of nato to spend more on defence, when she attends a summit of eu leaders in malta today. nick‘s on top of our london newsroom with a look at this morning‘s weather. on the roof of new broadcas